Finance Manager at trading212 in Ireland

Job description

• Application
• Our mission is to enable everyone to build wealth
• We reinvent how trading and investing work by creating exceptional products people love. Fostering a culture of excellence and high velocity is the key to our success. Тoday, we serve over 6 million clients, with more than €50 billion in assets under management - a testament to the scale and trust we’ve built in just a few years.
• We're looking for an experienced Finance Manager to support the Head of Finance in the design, implementation, and ongoing operation of the Company's Finance and Safeguarding Framework. As a key member of the finance function, the Finance Manager will help ensure the Company maintains a strong financial control environment, meets its safeguarding obligations, and complies with all applicable regulatory requirements. The role is central to monitoring and reporting the Company's financial position, including safeguarding arrangements, own funds requirements, and other prudential obligations associated with operating as a Central Bank of Ireland (CBI)-regulated Payment Institution.

Responsibilities

• Support the HoF in maintaining and developing the Company’s FSF.
• Manage the daily safeguarding reconciliation process in collaboration with the HoF, including internal and external reconciliations, adhering to the "four-eye" approval process, and proactively highlighting potential risk issues or discrepancies for escalation.
• Coordinate the preparation of regulatory and statutory reports and oversee day-to-day reconciliations.
• Assist in the production of dashboards and reports for governance committees, and oversee finance-related activities performed by third parties.
• Facilitate internal and external audits, including providing timely information, managing query resolution, and maintaining process documentation.
• Identify opportunities for automation and continuous improvement to enhance reporting quality and reduce manual processes.
• Mentor junior team members to support their professional growth and development.
• Maintain a strong culture of compliance and operational excellence.

Requirements

• Professional certifications (e.g. ACA, ACCA or equivalent) required.
• Prior experience within the financial services industry, or a comparable professional advisory background with significant exposure to regulated financial institutions, ideally within a multi-jurisdictional environment.
• Strong knowledge and experience in safeguarding compliance, regulations, and finance management frameworks within a Payment Institution or broader financial services sector.
• Experience in managing third-party relationships and overseeing outsourced finance functions.
• Proven track record in managing financial reporting and complex reconciliations.
• A demonstrable aptitude for leveraging AI tools to drive operational efficiency and process optimisation.
• Strong analytical acumen, coupled with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, regulated environment.
• Excellent attention to detail and a commitment to a "right first time" delivery.

Skills

Required

• Financial services industry experience
• Safeguarding compliance knowledge
• Third-party relationship management
• AI tools for operational efficiency
• Strong analytical acumen
• Excellent attention to detail

Benefits

• Challenges that will help you grow and realize your potential fast.
• Opportunity to make a significant impact - you will build innovative services used by millions of investors to build wealth.
• Work with smart, spirited, helpful, high-performing colleagues with a common goal.
• An environment where nothing is set in stone.
• Appreciation for your talent and ideas.
• Generous remuneration package
• Bring your ambition to Europe’s fastest-growing mobile broker!